Freedom Givers
Since the early days of incourage, we dreamed of what it might look like to bring our reading community together, the kind of gathering where we carried offline those friendships begun in the virtual realm. Sometimes a girlfriend just needs a hug--skin to...
Listen To Your Mother
Updated: Click to see my video and written piece. -- See Robin. See Robin Dance. SEE ROBIN DANCE JUMP UP AND DOWN LIKE SHE JUST WON THE LOTTERY, which for her, might be Robin dancing. I'm not sure. Do you live in or near the Atlanta area? Consider this my personal...
What the world needs now…
Words matter. My words matter, your words matter--it's important for us to steward well what we say and write, right? A kind word of affirmation or a sharp word of discouragement can oppositely and exponentially change the course of our day--for the good, bad or...
Does a Red “X” Really Matter? #enditmovement
You've probably seen them by now, criss-crosses on the backs of your friends' hands, a crimson blur on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram. And maybe, just maybe, if you're a cynic like me, you wondered what good does that really do? I'm not a bandwagon jumper. In...
Heroes, Dragons & StoryPeople
On a recent visit to Winter Park, Florida in a tiny gallery on Park Avenue, I discovered a new-to-me artist: Brian Andreas, writer of brilliant micro stories and creator of inventive art. I'm smitten. He's the whimsical mastermind behind StoryPeople, a...
An Attempt To Explain Why Southerners Love Snow
i. "I've fallen and I can't get up...." It was little more than a punchline to me back when it aired, a TV commercial for LifeCall, a med-alert device for the elderly. Unintentionally campy. A joke's butt. Easy target for late night talk show hosts. Though I can't...
Lifesavers
It's always, always, a surprise when someone I know tells me they read my blog. It's one thing for our lives to have crossed in the virtual world first, and wholly another for us to know each other in the space where I can shake your hand or hug you neck, and for...
Sweet Treats for Valentine’s Day!
Never have I sent more snail mail than when my babies went off to college. I'm pretty sure they'd tell you their mama is the Queen of Random Gift-giving. I've been gathering things for their Valentine's baskets (just like Easter but in February and sans the...
How writing is EXACTLY like chasing frogs
I took a walk in the woods the other day, the kind of day when I wanted to kiss (rather than kick) the South's mercurial weather. Or is it everywhere you can have snow and 19 degrees on a Wednesday then mostly sunny and 75 on Sunday? It must've felt good to...